A fourth-year Western science student died over the weekend and his loss has left many of his friends and fellow students in shock.
Twenty-two-year-old David Edmondson, whose family resides in Thornhill, died in the early hours of Sunday morning after a fall from the 15th-floor balcony of his apartment building on Richmond Street near downtown.
London Police say they have concluded their investigation and informed campus police they will not be taking any further action. The coroner’s office is also investigating.
“We’ve had a number of calls from students and from parents of students who knew David well, and they are devastated,” says Gitta Kulczycki, Operations and Resources vice-president. “David was a well-liked and well-respected young man and this is just a terrible loss.”
Edmondson is survived by his parents Sharon and Steve, and sisters Elizabeth, Kathleen and Ian. Visitation was be 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 as well as 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today, Oct. 21 at the R.S. Kane Funeral Home, 6150 Yonge Street, North York. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 22 at St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, 39 Green Lane, Thornhill.
As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the London Health Sciences Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society.